The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-29

| working twelve hours In day cannot
make both ends moety They are sink.
ting-sinking into state of dependency
upon those who control the wealth and
resources of the State. Let me again
quote from the Statisticiaa before quot
cd from. The railways collect what
the traffic will bear, Tho liabilities of
tho roads in Illinois at tho beginning
Of 1885 weTo $730,093 ,003, represent.
ing an actual value of one third this
sun. In other words, it Is cadoavorel
to collect % high rate of interest on
property at three times its actual cost.
| By what right does a public highway,
deriving franchise and right 10 domain
from the State for the public good, to
be exercised fer reasonable compensa-
ton, go on piling up capital aoeout,
adding i'll deferred dividends, equip,
mcnts, floating debts, Surplus, increag-
ing yearly the total and collecting on
this fictitious total an exorbtant rate
Of interest? We pay to the railways Of
this State each yeaG nearly twice the
interest on the National debt. The tax
effects all classes Indirectly, but the pro-
duccr--the farmer--.he most. The
rniddle men ard the trader shift the
burden; the consumer may curtail his
consumption; but the farmer must sell"
Referring TO the topic undar discussion:
the farmers want proteotion-Govera-
nont protection from the cormorants
that are eating up their substance.
And while they need protection badly
| thoy will not get it without some kind
| Of revolution shall first obtain among
them. Farmers should remember that
four Government has, in u measure,
ceased to be Government Of the" PEG.
pie, and in lieu Of it We have Govern
nent Of aristooratic wealth This aris-
tocracy is now the governing power in
both State and Nation. Aristocraey
says, "moaoy makes She marc go;" ard
| with it they manipulate elections, leg
| islaturcs and the administration Of the
laws. The aristocraoy does not intend
to let up on the farmors-to let them
have a fair share Of the wealth they
create They know too, that free labor
is more profitable TO them than slave
labor, 50 long as they manipulate the
laws and fig rates for transportation.
Of course, rates Of transportation with
in the State can only be regulated by
statutory law. For thirteen years we
| have had such statute. but never had
reasonable rates. The law may be
good enough, but is enforced in the in
terest Of capital. The last Congress
enacted the Inter State Commerce law;
out the Commission, created co enforce
The law, has taken all the stufins out
, OF It, and then told the roads 80 con-
strua it to suit themselves. Yes, the
farmers want relief from tho Govern
ment, but they will not get it. No,
never, ualoss thoy shall organize pur-
posely to accomplish it. To this, how
ever, the aristocracy is always unan-
imously oppased without regard to par
ty. The aristocraoy don't care nickle
which old party wins in the election, 1t
! is all the same to them; it is fish for
their net. Aud should the farmers at
! any time get uneasy aud show some
disposition to organize, the aristocracy
will then rally the bell wethers and
the whipp ers-in, in both old parties, and
send them out among the shorn lambs,
and they will say, Lambs, you make a
mistake. You must stick to the old re-
liable party. You look cold this Ooyo-
Der morning, | see your fleece is gone,
but our party has not got it. Ii was
the other party that stole it. Stick by
! the old reliable party On election
day yhc bell wethers collect the lambs
to the poll and they stick The arts
tocracy turned aside and smiled. The
lambs smiled not, but as they were re
turning to their hslds, resolved to work
little harder and later at night, toll
make if possible, enough over and above
the shares paid the tax.gatherer and
transportation companies, to pay anoth-
ar years interest on that mortgage.
You see they will not leave the farms
unless they are obliged to 90 50. ln the
columns of great New York daily, the |
'aristacracy says There seems to be |
but one remedy, it is in change in |
the ownership Of the soil, and creation |
of class Of land holders on one side
and tenan. farmers on the other--sOme. |
thing similar to what has long obtained
in Europe" And then added, "Look at
our fields Of waving cora and golden !
shocks OF grain. See cur 10000 miles
Of transportation lines, and huge aggre
cations Of wealth besides. The farmers
may think that they want help from |
the government, but we control the
Is not the Senate ours! /!
And the farmars may as we'll be con-
tent with the station in life to which it |
has pleased Col to call him in this
world.'
Breed up your best, keep your beef
aud dairy herds distinct, make breed
and pedigree secondary consideration,